Alice Kell:
The Greatest Woman Footballer of All Time
Legendary Leader of the Original Dick Kerr Ladies FC Alice was the leader of the Dick Kerr Ladies...
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Category: New Journal Articles
Pulling in the right direction:
Could Tug of War be heading back to the Olympics?
A team of tradesmen and farmers from Staffordshire has recently ( March 2026) won the gold medal...
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The FA Cup Final:
Why it still warrants a place on ‘Free to Air’ Television
BBC sport under a new partnership with TNT Sports, has become the sole ‘free to air’ broadcaster...
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The Media Superstars of WW1
Sterling Ladies FC – The Dagenham Invincibles
Saturday 1 September 1917 – First Public Filming of Women Football Superstars The first ever...
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Grace and Favour:
How W.G. took a chance on a young Gilbert Jessop
In the seventy years since the death of the ‘legendary cricketer’ Gilbert Laird Jessop, a great...
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‘Normalcy in a Time of Upheaval’- Football During World War Two
On the 9th October this year (2025) the former Stoke City footballer Frank Soo, was awarded a...
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Cardiff 1905:
Did Wales Become the First Rugby World Champions In the Land of their Fathers?
One hundred and twenty years ago Wales beat The New Zealand ‘All Blacks’ for the first time at...
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Sydney Barnes and
The Curious Incident of the Crowd at the Ashes Test
A letter written by the legendary England cricketer Sydney Barnes, has recently been unearthed by...
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Gassed:
An iconic (football) image of the Great War?
Part 2
This article explores the contentious meanings of the football match in John Singer...
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Gassed:
An iconic (football) image of the Great War?
Part 1
This article explores the contentious meanings of the football match in John Singer...
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John ‘Jack’ Henry Tyers
‘The Amateur Champion of the World’
In the 1890’s and up until around 1903 the most successful swimming and water polo team in the...
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‘The best kept secret’:
The fascinating story of Dick Hartley
Sportsman and Special Agent.
As we approach the 80th anniversary of the ‘official end of WW2’ in September 2025, it is perhaps...
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